The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public against following an impostor DSWD Facebook page, which is allegedly offering
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CASH GRANTS. The Department of Social Welfare and Development said it would provide in full the amount indicated in its livelihood assistance grants, like in this undated photo. In a statement on Friday (Nov 5, 2021), it warned the public not to transact with any agency as the DSWD directly disburses cash grants. (Photo courtesy of DSWD) MANILA - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said Friday it directly provides Livelihood Assistance Grants (LAG) to low-income families in the informal sector in full, as mandated by the law, and has no disbursement arrangement with any agency. It issued the reminder after some beneficiaries in Central Luzon were reportedly promised speedy processing of the LAG by a certain Magic 7 Cooperative. "The DSWD Field Office (FO) 3 received a report that the said cooperative is allegedly deducting and collecting a part of the grants," the DSWD said in a statement. The DSWD FO 3 has no history and existing transactions with the coo
(Graphics courtesy ofDSWD Social Marketing Services) MANILA - A Facebook account that uses the photo of Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rolando Bautista to inform of his alleged bid for public office is bogus. In a message to the reporters on Monday, the DSWD clarified that Bautista does not have a Facebook account and he is not running for higher office in the May 9, 2022 elections. "The Secretary has no Facebook account, and he will not run for any position in the upcoming elections," the DSWD said. The bogus Facebook account "Sec. Rolando Bautista for La Union Provincial Governor" also has posts on ending anarchy and dynasty in the country. Some netizens used the account, which has already over 2,000 followers, to request for inclusion in DSWD programs. DSWD's official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/dswdserves or @dswdserves, which has more than 1.1 million followers, posts official announcements and updates on various se
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) warned the public on Monday, Oct. 25, against a bogus Facebook page posing as DSWD Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista’s account that supposedly showed the latter’s bid to run for governor in La Union.
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